ONLINE COURSES

The online courses offered at Hostos Community College are designed for students who are interested in registering for courses that provide an active and effective learning environment as well as the flexibility of participating either entirely or partially outside the traditional classroom by way of the Internet, online.

Fully Online or Asynchronous Courses:

In these courses at least 80% of the class activities will take place online. Students participate in the class, via the Internet, from anywhere and at their own time. Students will be expected to complete assignments at a computer and participate in online discussions.

Courses with an Online Component or Hybrid Courses:

In these courses at least 50% of the class activities will take place online. Students participate in the class, via the Internet, from anywhere and at their own time. Students will be expected to complete assignments at a computer and participate in online discussions.

Web-Enhanced Courses:

In these courses the instruction is conducted in the traditional face-to-face mode with an added web component to enhance the students learning experience.

Students Interested in these Courses will Need:

Students interested in these courses will need:

• Access to the Internet at home, at the college, at work, or at a local library.
• Some familiarity navigating the Internet.
• An active e-mail address.
• The willingness to participate in online discussion.
• The motivation to work independently.

Students Interested in an Online Course Should:

1. Visit http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/onlinelearning.htm to find out more about student responsibilities when taking online courses.
2. Send an e-mail message to the instructor of the class informing him/her of their interest in registering for his/her online class.
3. Visit the Hostos Blackboard Tutorial website at: http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/BBtutorial to learn how to access the online classes and to become familiar with the Blackboard environment.
4. Consider attending any of the workshops that are designed to facilitate access to online classes and familiarize students with the Blackboard environment. These workshops will begin two weeks before classes start. The workshop schedule is posted at: http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/studentsworkshops.asp

NOTE:

• Students who are already registered in the CUNY Portal, and know their username and password, may log-in directly to Blackboard using: https://blackboard-doorway.cuny.edu/Doorway
• Students who are already registered in the CUNY Portal, and DO NOT know their username or password, should get in touch with the HELP DESK - Room C595, 718-518-6622
• Students who have never registered in the CUNY Portal, must do so by visiting http://www.cuny.edu (Visiting the Hostos Blackboard Tutorial website first is highly recommended.)

Asynchronous Sections
COURSE	CODE	SECTION	COURSE DESCRIPTION	INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

ACC 199	0841	00001	Accounting Internship Seminar	Prof. Hector Lopez hlopez@hostos.cuny.edu
BUS 100	0055	000ON	Introduction To Business	Prof. Hector Lopez hlopez@hostos.cuny.edu
EDU 101	0137	000WI	Foundation of Education	Prof. Christine Mangino cmangino@hostos.cuny.edu
EDU 109	0147	000WI	Music and Movement	Prof.  Wanda Santiago wsantiago@hostos..cun.edu
EDU 113	0867	000ON	Field Experience in Early Childhood Education I	Prof. Carlos Acevedo cacevedo@hostos.cuny.edu
EDU 116	0152	000WI	Child Development	Prof. Carlos Acevedo cacevedo@hostos.cuny.edu
EDU 132	0155	000ON	Social Studies in a Bilingual Classroom	Prof. Carlos Acevedo cacevedo@hostos.cuny.edu
ENG 111	0225	000ON	Literature and Composition	Prof. Carl Grindley cgrindley@hostos.cuny.edu
MAT 130	0388	000WI	Computer Literacy	Prof. Sandy Figueroa sfigueroa@hostos.cuny.edu
NUR 200	0408	000ON	Nursing Transition	Prof. Hamide Laucer hlaucer@hostos.cuny.edu
SOC 101	0501	000ON	Introduction to Sociology	Prof. Felipe Pimentel fpimentel@hostos.cuny.edu
SSD 100	1166	000ON	Freshman Orientation	Dr. José Del Pilar jdpilar@hostos.cuny.edu
SSD 100	1167	001ON	Freshmen Orientation	Staff

Hybrid Sections
COURSE	CODE	SECTION	COURSE DESCRIPTION	INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

BIO 110	0610	731HY	Principles of Biology	Prof. George Rosa grosa@hostos.cuny.edu
CIP 101	0897	215HY	Introduction to Information Systems	Prof. Carol Huie chuie@hostos.cuny.edu
DEN 210	0110	102HY	General and Oral Pathology	Prof. Mary Errico merrico@hostos.cuny.edu
DEN 210	0781	200HY	General and Oral Pathology	Prof. Mary Errico merrico@hostos.cuny.edu
HLT 111	0868	701HY	Health and the Young Child	Prof. Juan Preciado jpreciado@hostos.cuny.edu
HLT 215	0832	303HY	Nutrition	Prof. Iris Mercado imercado@hostos.cuny.edu
PSY 101	0977	304HY	General Psychology	Prof. Erica Rivera erivera@hostos.cuny.edu
SOC 140	0772	303HY	Race and Ethnicity	Prof. Felipe Pimentel fpimentel@hostos.cuny.edu
SSD 100	1171	703HY	Freshman Orientation	Staff
SSD 100	1170	602HY	Freshman Orientation	Staff
SSD 100	1169	601HY	Freshman Orientation	Staff
SSD 100	1161	104HY	Freshman Orientation	Staff
SSD 100	1140	302HY	Freshman Orientation	Prof. Michael Stimola mstimola@hostos.cuny.edu
SSD 100	1168	403HY	Freshman Orientation	Prof. Lizette Colon lcolon@hostos.cuny.edu